"You can make a point saying he got pushed into the crease, but he's a better player than that. He's one of the best skaters in the world, so all of a sudden he became that weak that he has to be falling over the goaltender? I don't think so," Hedberg said.

"If he wants to stop, he can stop. I've seen him stop on a dime before. I think you have to give credit to the refs. What a tough job. You have a split second to make a decision and most of the time they get it right. No matter what they do, someone is going to be unhappy."

Asked if it's rare to get a call like that on the road, Hedberg said: "I don't think so. They're (the referees) too good. When they look at the replay they can pat themselves on the back and say it was the right call in a tough situation."

Devils coach Pete DeBoer also felt it was the right call, but admitted he probably would have been screaming if it had gone against his team.

"Without video review I'm sure I would've been screaming," he said. "After watching the video review, I believe it's fairly clear that the right call was made. But, sure, in the heat of the moment without the benefit of that review, if you're on the wrong side of that call you're upset. Absolutely."